Yiming Dong is an affiliate of the Lau China Institute and a module lecturer at the King’s International School for Government.

She earned her PhD in Chinese Studies research from the Lau China Institute. She holds an MSc in Comparative and International Education from the University of Oxford, and a BA in Journalism and Communication from Fudan University.

Her research focuses on educational inequality, healthcare connections between the UK and China, as well as population dynamics and development. Her scholarly contributions, including peer-reviewed articles and policy briefs, have been published in prestigious journals such as the Journal of Contemporary China, International Journal of Educational Development, East Asia Forum, and Globalisation and Health.

Previously, Dr. Dong served as a research associate and postgraduate supervisor in the Department of International Development at King's College London. Prior to joining King's, she gained work experience at the United Nations, Fudan University, and Xinhua News Agency. Additionally, she served as a consultant for the Asian Development Bank.

Research

• Chinese politics and development
• Chinese rural-urban migration
• Population and development
• Urban and rural change
• Migration studies
• Social welfare

Publications

Dong, Y. 2024. The doubly vulnerable on the move: Educational situation of ethnic minority migrant children in urban China.  International Journal of Educational Development,107, 103036. Available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0738059324000580?casa_token=GXdzlQ5bZGgAAAAA:Aqb6OD1-g479Yhiyuf24ZbGi6Y1h0dT3DbZHNCdb7vBu14FZq0AmbzqiAvKl-uhlF69TTdE_Ww

Dong,Y. Hunter,B.M., and Salter,B., 2023 China in the Global Economy for Health-Related Services. Policy brief. Unsettling Healthcare. Available at: china-in-the-global-economy-for-health-related-services-english-1.pdf (wordpress.com)

Salter, B., Dong, Y. and Hunter, B.M., 2022. Constructing healthcare services markets: networks, brokers and the China-England engagement. Globalization and Health, 18(1), pp.1-18. Available at: https://globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12992-022-00892-8

Dong,Y. and Goodburn, C., 2020. Residence permit points systems widen China’s class divide. East Asia Forum, Available at: https://eastasiaforum.org/2020/04/30/residence-permit-points-systems-widen-chinas-class-divide/

Dong, Y. and Goodburn, C., 2020. Residence permits and points systems: New forms of educational and social stratification in urban China. Journal of Contemporary China, 29(125), pp. 647-666. Available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10670564.2019.1704997